Stuffed in Singapore

In the morning, I stuffed myself with the hotel's giant breakfast buffet (everything ranging from continental American to Chinese congee, all of which I managed to sample) and slowly got ready to check out. My flight to India wasn't until late in the afternoon, so I left my luggage at the lobby.

Coincidentally, my friend was also in Singapore this weekend to attend a wedding. As I knew the bride through a family friend, they invited me to join in on the lunch events at the Raffles Hotel.I don't think I'd ever stay at the Raffles Hotel; highly intriguing, but just waaaay too out of my budget. So, it was a good opportunity to check out what all the hype was about. Very elegant hotel on beautiful grounds. Perhaps similar to the Oriental in Bangkok. Not that I've stayed there either. Only experienced the spa.
Lunch was at one of the hotel's restaurants, offering a full buffet of curries. Even though I' be in India tonight and would most likely be having something curry for every single meal during my stay, I couldn't resist the temptation…and ended up stuffing myself with every variety of curry and accompanying sides and condiments lined up on the table. Stuffed.
Oh, and tasted the dessert bar as well. We were there from open to close, so there was plenty of time for multiple servings.
…Breakfast buffet, followed by lunch buffet. Not good for the waist line… Actually, I'm more concerned about the rolling tummy fat : (
Anyways, the meal was wonderful and I had a great time chatting/gossiping with my friend!!!

After saying our final congratulations to the newlyweds (basically, lunch time was over at the restaurant!), my friend and I took a much needed stroll around the hotel grounds and along Orchard Road.
And…we ended up at the mall. More precisely, we ended up at the food court. Please don't ask….
Well, since we were in Singapore, we felt like some authentic Singaporean dessert. (Remember, there was only Indian sweets at lunch). We wanted ice kachang - shaved ice with lots and lots of colorful toppings. Very high on the yummy scale (and calorie scale, too, probably).
In food coma by this point, we could't move!!! We sat at the food stall (not very comfortable or clean) until I had to head back to the hotel.

OK. I'm thinking…very, very, very stuffed now. No need to take another bite for the next couple of days.

What lies!!!!! At the airport (by the way, I took the taxi there!), I entered the lounge. Only because Singapore Airlines tends to have high quality lounges. Except that the flight to Delhi left from the older, ghetto-ish terminal, so the lounge wasn't very good.
Still, I was there, and snacks were lined up in front of me. Why not.
And of course, there was food served on the plane. Which I ordered, but didn't really eat. Sorry for the wastefulness. Really, I was stuffed. Like Thanksgiving turkey.